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it only becomes goal of the century and the over exaggerated description here if you MIX POLITICS WITH FOOTBALL.

it was just a second rate first round world cup game and IR, MKO and every single Iranian decided to make it an important one.

the two goals against Australia for 98 where a thousand times more significant from the football point of view.
parvin's free kick goal in the asian cup final in 1976 was much more significant because it made Iran (not IR) to hold the record of three asian championships back to back.

people here moan and groan when the IR government goes ape shit but they, including ALL IRANIAN FANS IN THIS FORUM, are exactly the same.

after all it seems like the IR is the true REPRESENTATIVE OF IRANIAN PEOPLE.

it only becomes goal of the century and the over exaggerated description here if you MIX POLITICS WITH FOOTBALL.

it was just a second rate first round world cup game and IR, MKO and every single Iranian decided to make it an important one.

the two goals against Australia for 98 where a thousand times more significant from the football point of view.
parvin's free kick goal in the asian cup final in 1976 was much more significant because it made Iran (not IR) to hold the record of three asian championships back to back.

people here moan and groan when the IR government goes ape shit but they, including ALL IRANIAN FANS IN THIS FORUM, are exactly the same.

after all it seems like the IR is the true REPRESENTATIVE OF IRANIAN PEOPLE.

I don't know about you but I think everywhere in the world, including all the newspapers and all the other media and commentators in the western world, it was considered an important game from a political point of view. and yes, it was way over exaggerated for regular Iranians!

For Iranians though, it is and it should be very important from football point of view since it's the only goal that lead to our only win in a WC! and it's among the extremely rare goals that Iran has scored in a WC. So I don't know why you don't think it was important from football point of view! Talking about making it political.....

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I don't know about you but I think everywhere in the world, including all the newspapers and all the other media and commentators in the western world, it was considered an important game from a political point of view. and yes, it was way over exaggerated for regular Iranians!

For Iranians though, it is and it should be very important from football point of view since it's the only goal that lead to our only win in a WC! and it's among the extremely rare goals that Iran has scored in a WC. So I don't know why you don't think it was important from football point of view! Talking about making it political.....

goals from a football point of view:

Argentina's third goal against Germany which won the world cup for them score: 3-2
Germany's second goal against Holland in world cup final 1974: won the world cup for Germany 2-1
Cameroon's second goal against Romania 1990, made them qualify for the second round and eventually quarter finals.
korea's second goal against Italy in 2002 made them qualify for the quarter finals 2-1
Spain's goal against Holland in 2010 final won the world cup for spain
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item 624 on the list IR's second goal against usa both teams easily eliminated in the first round ????

Argentina's third goal against Germany which won the world cup for them score: 3-2
Germany's second goal against Holland in world cup final 1974: won the world cup for Germany 2-1
Cameroon's second goal against Romania 1990, made them qualify for the second round and eventually quarter finals.
korea's second goal against Italy in 2002 made them qualify for the quarter finals 2-1
Spain's goal against Holland in 2010 final won the world cup for spain
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Yes and most of these countries have ended up first to fourth in a WC! While you're at it, why don't you add Brazil to the list? they have won the WC 5 times!

You have forgotten that before CQ, the best we could do in football was to qualify to the WC every now and then. 1998 was the first WC for Iran after 20 years and Iran won a game! Yes for us, that is and should be very important, irrespective of whom we met!